Funding for Indigenous Lumberjacks

Most tribes/tribal organizations require a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be submitted. Completing the FAFSA unlocks access to federal financial aid, such as the Pell Grant, student and parent loans, Federal Work-Study, and even some scholarship programs. You will need to file a FAFSA every year you are planning to be a student.

• Northern Arizona University school code: 001082
• Priority Filing Date: April 1 for all NAU students
  • Applying by the priority date will ensure you are considered for the most possible federal and institutional grant aid.

For more updates on the 2025-26 FAFSA, click here.

Students may be selected for a process called verification after submitting the FAFSA by the Department of Education.  If you are selected, we at OSFA are required to verify the information you self-reported on your FAFSA. You will be notified through a To Do List item(s) and via email. This will need to be completed before we can process your FNA.

Need some help completing federal FAFSA verification?

• For information on how to complete the verification, visit our Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid Verification Policy or contact our office at 928-523-4951 for assistance.

For more updates on the 2025-26 FAFSA, click here.

• New First-Year Students: To get enrolled and complete advising, follow the steps at nau.edu/newfreshmanadvising
• New Transfer Students: To get enrolled submit Priority Enrollment and make an appointment with your advisor

• New First-Year Admits: You will not need to worry about meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Standards until after your first semester.
• New Transfer/Re-admits/Continuing students: You must be meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Standards for the term that you are trying to receive aid. If you are not meeting SAP Standards then you must have an approved SAP Appeal on file for the term that you want to receive aid.

You must complete the FAFSA Consent to Release Information, found on your To Do List in your LOUIE Student Center. This gives our office authorization to give your financial aid-related information to an outside entity such as your tribe/tribal organization.

• You only have to do this one time while you are a student at NAU.

The following list of Arizona tribes is federally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the State of Arizona as eligible for in-state tuition. Proof of tribal enrollment+ (i.e Certificate of Indian Blood or Tribal ID card) must be submitted to prove tribal affiliation.

Students who live out-of-state and are enrolled with an Arizona tribal nation can submit their CIB or TEC to the NAU Student Service Center at servicecenter@nau.edu. Or mail a copy to:
Student Service Center
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 4050
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4050

Upon receiving a copy of one of these valid documents, you will be reclassified as an Arizona resident for tuition purposes.

+Tribes are sovereign nations who identify their citizens via their offices of vital records or tribal enrollment; this is not a service provided by Northern Arizona University.

*Reservation boundaries extend into neighboring states.

Deadlines for Tribal Scholarships are updated as of January 2025. These deadlines are for full-time students. If your tribe is not showing please let us know at issnatives@nau.edu.

OISS collaborates with the Foundation and external sources to provide the following scholarships.

There are several opportunities for assistance on campus and nationally for Indigenous students.